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Wallpaper

late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (manufactured)
Shepperton (paper hung)

Portion of wallpaper with a vertical design of sweet peas on a latticework ground; Woodblock print and colour stencil, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Colour Stencil
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a vertical design of sweet peas on a latticework ground; Woodblock print and colour stencil, on paper; Provenance: St Nicholas’ Rectory, Shepperton, Middlesex; English; Late 19th century.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a vertical design of sweet peas on a latticework ground; Woodblock print and colour stencil, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Fragment height: 69.9cm
  • Fragment width: 54cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Credit line
Given by the Reverend H. Scholfield
Production
Provenance: St Nicholas’ Rectory, Shepperton, Middlesex.

This paper was taken from above the fireplace in a front room on the first floor of the Rectory. The wallpapers and borders (V&A objects: E.523, 523A, B-1956 : E.524, 525-1956 : E.526, 526A-C-1956 : E.527, 528-1956 : E.529, 529A, 530, 530A-1956 : E.531-1956 : E.532-1956 : E.555-1956 : E.554-1956) were superimposed upon each other in this room.
Subjects depicted
Sweet Peas
Latticework
Flowers
Floral Patterns
Bibliographic reference
Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.535-1956

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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